Stour

Meaning

Adj

●

Tall; large; stout.

●

Strong;

;

;

; sturdy.

●

Bold; audacious.

●

Rough in

;

;

; ill-tempered.

●

Rough;

; deep-toned; harsh.

●

Stiff; inflexible.

●

Resolute; unyielding.

Noun

●

In British English & Ulster English:

A

or

of

;

in

or

;

in general.

●

A stake.

●

A round of a ladder.

●

A

the

of a wagon.

●

A large

by which

are

against the

; a poy.

●

An

or conflict.

●

A time of

or stress.

●

Tumult,

; confusion.

Adv

●

Severely; strongly.

Verb

●

Alternative form of stoor

Name

●

A

in Dorset, England, which

into the English Channel at Christchurch.

●

A

in Kent, England,

from the

of the Great Stour and Little Stour to the English Channel at Pegwell Bay.

●

A

in Essex and Suffolk, England,

into the North Sea at Harwich.

●

A

in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, England, which

the Warwickshire Avon

Stratford-on-Avon.

●

A

in Staffordshire, West Midlands, and Worcestershire, England, which

into the River Severn.

Sourced from

Origin

stour

English

stoor

Middle English (1100-1500)

stour

Middle English (1100-1500)

stoure

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

Synonyms

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